Reading time
How long does it take to read The Bullet That Missed?
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman is about 416 pages, so it takes about 7½ hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 15 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
7 h 17 min
The Bullet That Missed · Richard Osman · first published 2022
- Pages
- 416
- 30 min a day
- 15 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 9 h 38 min |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 7 h 17 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 5 h 47 min |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 4 h 20 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 30 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 15 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 10 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 8 days |
Page count: median of 12 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#3 in Thursday Murder Club
Next in the series: The Last Devil to Die (2023, 422 pages)
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The Bullet That Missed: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Bullet That Missed?
- The Bullet That Missed is about 416 pages. That is the median across the 12 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Bullet That Missed?
- About 7 h 17 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 5 h 47 min.
- How many days to read The Bullet That Missed at 30 minutes a day?
- About 15 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 30 days, and at an hour a day about 8 days.
- What number is The Bullet That Missed in the Thursday Murder Club series?
- The Bullet That Missed is book 3 in Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.
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